Bulla means noise, usually the kind that happens at a party or celebration. That’s what Bulla Gastrobar felt like—a celebration of Spanish food and culture. The menu runs the gamut of traditional Spanish eats from Jamón Iberico to prawn-studded Paella. The Chorizo de Bellota (Black foot Iberian pork sausage from Salamanca), creamy Spanish cheese, […]
Orlando
Orlando Cat Café in Clermont
The cutest, most adorable thing happened last Sunday—I met a passel of fluffy kittens! Axum Coffee of Winter Garden and The Animal League non-profit have partnered and opened Orlando’s first cat café. The Café Axum Coffee is one of the precious few coffee houses in Orlando (top 5 list coming soon!) where you can get a […]
Top 5 Orlando Taco Places
Orlando continues to be this ever-evolving melting pot of food. You can travel the full gamut of chain standard fare to locavore favorite in a heartbeat and few exits on Interstate 4, which is why if you’re a taco fan know that Orlando’s got your back. From corn to flour tortilla, traditional to Tex-Mex, this Top […]
Magic of Maple at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate
Farm-to-table goes tree-to-table at Omni Orlando Resort at ChampionsGate this summer. Every year Omni Orlando spotlights a humble, all-natural ingredient and celebrates it in amazing ways. This year, after a week-long culinary immersion in Vermont and Montreal maple syrup-producing areas, Chef Robert Ash and his culinary team made Vermont maple syrup the star of the show. […]
Fitlife Foods in Doctor Phillips
Restaurant Row isn’t exactly the home of healthy lifestyle choices. I love dipping juicy morsels of carbs into melted cheese or diving into a steaming bowl of ramen with ajitsuke tamago and chashu, although that ideally shouldn’t happen for every lunch. David Osterweil (Founder), Chef Andrew, and the Fitlife Foods Orlando team—with the help of […]
Windsor Rose Tea Room in Mount Dora
Sashaying out of routine and Orlando, a few friends and I spent a relaxing afternoon in Mount Dora. Historic Downtown Mount Dora is barely a smidge over 30 minutes north of Orlando proper, borders 4.4-acre Lake Dora, and is the epitome of Old Florida. Highway 429 makes going from the touristy Disney area to this idyllic little town. […]
Jock Lindsey’s Hangar Bar at Disney Springs
Jock Lindsey’s, an Indiana Jones-themed bar, is now my favorite bar at Walt Disney World and this is why. You can’t beat the view—watch a sunset from the open deck as water taxis and 1960s amphibious cars ferry guests back and forth over the bay. Vintage-inspired cocktails hit the spot—The Bitter Barkeep shakes together Barsol […]
A Dapper Day and Epcot Intl Food and Wine Festival 2015
DAPPER DAY A few friends and spruced up for Dapper Day 2015, when Disney fans dress up in fancy duds and enjoy Disney Parks in vintage style. As proper Dapper Daisies, we strolled down Sunset Boulevard, took in the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, and appreciated classic cinema on the Great Movie Ride Presented by TCM. The Citizens of […]
Dinner Party Project Orlando at Aggressive Appliances
If a gourmet pocket universe opened in an appliance store, this is what it would look like. Mr. Forkful and I walked through a tidy storefront and into Ms. Tina Wilson’s (Aggressive Appliances) sea of stainless steel covering everything necessary for enviable indoor and outdoor kitchens. Then, Dana Rouquemore (Dinner Party Project), Mike Garcia (Smiling Bison, Ravenous Pig, Cask […]
Quick Bite: Cousins Maine Lobster
Track down Cousins Maine Lobster when you have a chance! Because, lobster. Let me introduce their signature Maine Lobster Roll and Lobster Tots. Lobster rolls don’t need a lot of bells and whistles to be successful in one thing – being a delivery system for sweet, thick lobster meat. The Cousins Maine Lobster Roll ($15) […]